Friday, May 18, 2012

We are really attached to stuff. I know that's not a very profound statement, but think about it: we are attached to lucky charms (although haven't seen anyone carrying a lucky rabbit's foot anytime recently), we're attached to houses (I remember being on the verge of tears when my childhood house was sold), and we're attached to certain rooms/pieces of furniture (Mine's a chair in my living room.)

Where does this attachment come from? It mostly comes from our comfort - we feel "lucky" (comfortable) because something good happened to us when we had that omen with us; we were comfortable in the house we grew up in, and we're comfortable in places that are safe for us.

Moving can be a thrilling experience. We get placed in a new location; this environment is charged with new energy, new experiences, and new ideas. I started the process of moving offices (I'm moving down eight offices by the middle of next week) today. As I started the very initial process of moving today, I received a lot of skepticism from passing students and staff.

As I talked about it (there are some really good reasons behind my move), everyone started to get on a better footing with it. I'm really excited about the move - as I cleaned my soon-to-be old office today, I found thank you letters from students who graduated last year. I found old program flyers, and I was given the opportunity to go back through conference notes from the last two years.

I'm very excited to move - while I will miss my space, I will have the opportunity to re-develop my office, re-organize, and re-claim that space.

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We are really attached to stuff. I know that's not a very profound statement, but think about it: we are attached to lucky charms (although haven't seen anyone carrying a lucky rabbit's foot anytime recently), we're attached to houses (I remember being on the verge of tears when my childhood house was sold), and we're attached to certain rooms/pieces of furniture (Mine's a chair in my living room.)

Where does this attachment come from? It mostly comes from our comfort - we feel "lucky" (comfortable) because something good happened to us when we had that omen with us; we were comfortable in the house we grew up in, and we're comfortable in places that are safe for us.

Moving can be a thrilling experience. We get placed in a new location; this environment is charged with new energy, new experiences, and new ideas. I started the process of moving offices (I'm moving down eight offices by the middle of next week) today. As I started the very initial process of moving today, I received a lot of skepticism from passing students and staff.

As I talked about it (there are some really good reasons behind my move), everyone started to get on a better footing with it. I'm really excited about the move - as I cleaned my soon-to-be old office today, I found thank you letters from students who graduated last year. I found old program flyers, and I was given the opportunity to go back through conference notes from the last two years.

I'm very excited to move - while I will miss my space, I will have the opportunity to re-develop my office, re-organize, and re-claim that space.